South Korea said on Thursday that its deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system is not subject to negotiation, rejecting China’s demand that it honors the previous Moon government’s policies.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi raised this issue during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Park Jin on Tuesday. Beijing said the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and its radar capabilities would undermine China’s “strategic security interest.”
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the two sides agreed in the talks to take “the legitimate concerns” of both countries to ensure that the THAAD issue will not become a “stumbling block” in their bilateral relations….